Questions from Basic General Knowledge
5281. Who was the first President of the Indian Trade Union Congress in 1920?
Lala Lajpat Rai
5282. Who is the author of “Bhakthi Deepika and Chithramala”?
Uloor S Parameshwara Iyer
5283. The time at Cairo is hours ahead of Greenwich. Hence, where is it located?
30° E longitude
5284. How are the magnetic field lines in the middle of a solenoid?
Parallel to the axis
5285. When was the Constituent Assembly for undivided India first met?
9th December; 1946
5286. Which substance is used to retard the setting action of cement?
CaSO.2HO
5287. Who was the first to calculate the diameter of the Moon ?
Hipparchus
5288. Which decisive battle was fought during the Third Carnatic War between the English and the French?
Wandiwash
5289. First woman cosmanaut of world?
Valentina Tereskhova; the Russian
5290. Which religious book is known as 'Persian Bible'?
Zend Avesta
